How to Understand Your Generation X Host Parents

So What Are Generation X Host Parents?

Generation X is anyone born from the 1960s through the 1980s. They are the children of the Baby Boom Generation. When we think of Gen X, we almost always think of the 80s with its music, politics, movies and popular culture. Most likely, your host parents are Generation Xers!

The L.A. Cultural Exchange team always tries to think of fun ways to help our "rad" exchange students adjust to life in Los Angeles and understand some pop culture references. So we decided to poll our Gen X friends on must-see 1980s movies. Here's our list, and it was hard to choose only 40.

Back to the Future

Beverly Hills Cop

Big

Blood Sport

Breakin’

Can't Buy Me Love

Coming to America

Color Purple

Die Hard

Dirty Dancing

E.T.

Flashdance

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Goonies

Gremlins

Karate Kid

Heathers

Lethal Weapon

Lost Boys

Mommie Dearest

Nightmare on Elms St.

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Poltergeist

Pretty In Pink

Princess Bride

Purple Rain

Raiders Of The Lost Arc

Red Dawn

Say Anything

Stripes

Terminator

The Breakfast Club

The Never Ending Story

The Outsiders

Top Gun

Trading Places

Valley Girl (a must-see for anyone living in the Valley, a.k.a. the 818. For sure!)

War Games

Weird Science

When Harry Met Sally

There are so many more movies to add but the list would be more than 100 movies. You can watch many of these using on your computer using NETFLIX. So on a rainy day (we have few of those here in sunny Los Angeles!), take a moment to check out some of these movies. Better yet, watch one with your "awesome" host parents!

Happy movie watching!

The L.A. Cultural Exchange Team

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